The issue of Covid-19 testing has hit the headlines again in recent days, with reports both of tests not being available in certain areas of the country, and of an increase in how long it is taking to process certain tests. Back in spring and early sum
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FactCheck.org→ D.C. Mayor Did Not Propose Removal of Federal Monuments
Quick Take A Facebook post falsely claims that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser “proposed using her power to remove” the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the wake of protests against racism. Bowser asked an advisory panel to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Started School In 1968 And WAS Bused In 1969.
Did Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris start school in 1970, proving that she was not bused in Berkeley, California, during the 1960s like she claims? No, that's not true: The Berkeley school district confirmed her element
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Super-Spreader Event?
September 8 2020 marked approximately one month from the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and it heralded purported news that the widely-attended gathering served as a “super-spreader event” during an ongoing COVID-19 pand
Logically→ Universities around the world have started online coaching classes.
COVID-19 has forced schools and universities around the world to adopt online learning.
Full Fact→ What do we know about a ‘back to work’ campaign?
It was reported last week by a number of national media organisations that the government was preparing to launch a ‘back to work’ advertising campaign, to encourage people to return to the workplace. However, the government has denied that
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Yesterday, 4 Canadians Died of COVID, 7 Italians, 9 Germans, and 1,263 Americans’
On August 20 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post, which purportedly shows the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Canada, Italy, Germany, and the United States during a single day (“yesterday”): White text against a purple b
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Republican Convention
Summary At the close of the Republican National Convention, the president distorted the facts on the economy, COVID-19, health care, the military, immigration, policing and foreign affairs: Trump again claimed he built the “greatest” and “strong
The Dispatch→ Will COVID Vaccine Holdouts in Australia Be Banned From Travel, Restaurants, or School?
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FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Night 3
Summary Vice President Mike Pence and others twisted facts on the economy, some of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s positions and more: Pence claimed that President Donald Trump “created the greatest economy in the world.”
Health Feedback→ Listicle of “facts” about COVID-19 contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims
REVIEW An article on a website named Swiss Policy Research, formerly Swiss Propaganda Research, claims to give readers the “Facts about [COVID-19], provided by experts in the field.” Published in March 2020 and updated as recently as August 2020
Logically→ Biden agreed to busing when he was young.
In a 1977 Senate Judiciary hearing, Biden had talked about busing policies to integrate public schools. He advocated affordable housing over busing.
The Dispatch→ Does an Arizona Superintendent Want Kindergartners Learning ‘Sexual Positions’?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dems Strike ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 DNC?
On August 19 2020, a screenshot of a Fox News chyron asserting that Democrats had removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance began circulating on social media: We encountered the Fox News chyron in image-only form; it read: DEMS ST
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show that children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus
“Children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus, scientists warn.” The Daily Mirror, 20 August 2020 “Coronavirus carrier children ‘silent super-spreaders’ with high viral loads, study finds.” The D
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
Snopes→ Kids Are Bigger Coronavirus Spreaders Than Many Doctors Realized
The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person classes, and they are already setting off alarm bells about how quickly the coronavirus can spread.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Predict An Outbreak Of AFM Cases To Cover Up Anticipated Future Vaccine Injuries
Did the CDC predict an outbreak of AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) cases to cover up anticipated future vaccine injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot? No, that's not true: The CDC has been tracking AFM cases since 2014. AF
FactCheck.org→ Harris Hasn’t Called Biden a ‘Racist’ or a ‘Rapist’
Quick Take Contrary to claims in viral internet posts, Sen. Kamala Harris did not call former Vice President Joe Biden a “racist” or a “rapist.” Rather, she has been critical of Biden’s position on busing to integrate scho
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Trump, Biden Claims on COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution
As scientists work to find a safe vaccine for COVID-19, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, have made competing claims about the administration’s plans to carry out the daunting task of distributing hundreds of millio
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Georgia High School’s Senior Class Photographed Together Without Masks?
Online criticism concerning safety measures in schools trying to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic circulated around a second Georgia school in August 2020 as a photo spread online showing an entire senior class gathered together without face covering
FactCheck.org→ False Claims Follow Old Portland Mugshots
Quick Take Old mugshots circulating on social media falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts provide no evidence that any of them are
Full Fact→ We do not test 330,000 people a day for Covid-19
“We are testing 330,000 people a day.” Nick Gibb MP, 5 August 2020 [2:26:34] While talking about the government’s Test and Trace system on the Today programme, the schools minister, Nick Gibb, said that 330,000 people are bein
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence These People Arrested In Portland In 2017 Are Public School Teachers Or Antifa Or Both
Were 13 public school teachers identifyng themselves as Antifa members arrested in Portland? No, that's not true: This meme making that claim and implying the arrests were recent is using mugshots from 2017. The claim that they a
Truth or Fiction?→ First Day of School in Paulding County, Georgia
On August 4 2020, a purported photograph of the first day of school in Paulding County, Georgia circulated on social media — showing a densely crowded school hallway and only a few students wearing masks: The same image was shared t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Cancer, Infertility Or Targets Children For ‘Genocide’
Are 5G cell towers targeting children at playgrounds with radiation that causes cancer and infertility as part of a "genocide"? No, that is not true. There is no proof that 5G causes cancer or infertility, and zero evidence that
AFP Fact Check→ US social media users still mischaracterize Canada’s COVID-19 aid
A text outlining Canada’s alleged response to the coronavirus pandemic with lengthy school shutdowns and universal relief payments was shared thousands of times in the US. The claims are misleading; schools are expected to reopen in September, only i
Full Fact→ Surgical masks may offer some protection to the wearer from Covid-19 and may stop them from infecting others
A picture of a box of face masks, which says on the side that they “will not provide any protection against Covid-19 (coronavirus) or other viruses or contaminants” has been shared on Facebook. The image of the box seems genuine, as other m
Snopes→ National Teacher Union Supports Strikes Over Reopening Plans
In announcing the measure, the union’s president blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for pressuring schools to reopen even as the coronavirus continues to surge.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT End Its ‘Shop with a Cop’ Program To Distance The Company From The Police
Did Target end its shop with a cop program in an effort to distance themselves from the police? No, that's not true: This is a false claim that went viral on social media. The program, branded as "Heroes & Helpers," pairs "pu
Snopes→ Do Teens Spread COVID-19 As Fast as Adults?
The findings from a South Korean study came as health officials issued new guidance to reopening schools around the U.S.
AllSides→ What Science Says About Children, COVID-19 and School Reopenings
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/07/what-science-says-about-children-covid-19-and-school-reopenings/ In p
FactCheck.org→ What Science Says About Children, COVID-19 and School Reopenings
In promoting the reopening of schools this fall, Trump administration officials have, at times, inaccurately described the evidence on how COVID-19 affects children: Adm. Brett Giroir, the coronavirus task force lead on testing, said on July 12 that
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Amish People Not Get Coronavirus Because They Don’t Have Television?
In July 2020, a number of Facebook memes circulated riffing on the same theme — that Amish people in the United States were not developing COVID-19, because they “don’t have television sets.” Variations We observed this claim s
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Biden Ad Misleads on Race Claims
The Committee to Defend the President has been running a six-second Facebook ad targeting older voters in North Carolina that takes former Vice President Joe Biden’s words out of context to brand him as a KKK sympathizer who twice used the “N-w
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ivanka Trump Accuse Dr. Anthony Fauci of Trying to Make Her Father Look Incompetent?
In mid-July 2020 a link circulated on social media, appearing to be an article reporting that Ivanka Trump had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of trying to make her father, United States President Donald Trump, “look incompetent”: Ivanka Says
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics]
On July 14 2020, Facebook user Ryan Thames shared the following post, along with a claim that temporary behavior intended to curb the rates of a respiratory-borne virus during a pandemic, such as recommending the widespread use of face masks to cut ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘New Health Care Act’ To Force Your Whole Family To Take A ‘Killer Vaccine’ For COVID-19
Is there a new health care act in effect or making its way through Congress that would allow the government to place your child in an isolation centre if they test positive for COVID-19 and require your whole family to be vaccinated by a "kill
AllSides→ What role do kids play in spreading the coronavirus?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/do-kids-spread-coronavirus-fact-check/index.html In the debate
Snopes→ Republicans Eye Sweeping Shield from Coronavirus Liability
A new plan from Senate Republicans to award businesses, schools, and universities sweeping exemptions from lawsuits arising from inadequate coronavirus safeguards is putting Republicans and Democrats at loggerheads.